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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Adderley (ranked 1376 p4p, 2294 weight class) and Hong Kong (ranked 184 p4p, 290 weight class). Adderley comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis. Kong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Open Your Third Eye. Hakeem Adderley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hong Kong!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adderley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adderley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kong works Adderley's body with a nice hook.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Kong is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adderley.
Adderley throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Kong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kong slips a straight right by Adderley.
Kong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adderley misses with a looping left.
Jab from Adderley.
Adderley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
A jab lands there for Kong.
Adderley lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adderley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Adderley.
Adderley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kong is looking to chop away at Adderley's legs.
Adderley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Adderley lands a body shot.
Adderley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adderley avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
Kong throws a low kick, looking for Adderley's leg but Adderley calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Kong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kong looks to land a combination but Adderley avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong throws a looping overhand right but Adderley ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Adderley.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adderley throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Kong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adderley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adderley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adderley cracks Kong with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Kong misses with the combination.
Adderley throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kong throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adderley's head.
Adderley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Adderley with a body shot.
Adderley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adderley throws a head kick that half lands.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Kong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kong throws a low kick but Adderley moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kong misses with a combination
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kong misses with a body punch
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adderley tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
Adderley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
Adderley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adderley scores with a decent looking hook.
Adderley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Adderley throws a lazy uppercut
and Kong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Kong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adderley lands a jab to the head.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
Adderley moves in looking to clinch but Kong pushes him off.
Adderley has closed the distance and engaged Kong in a clinch.
Kong blocks an elbow strike from Adderley.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Adderley controls the action.
Adderley breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong throws a sloppy head kick
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adderley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong needs to keep his hands up - Adderley had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Adderley blocks it well.
Kong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adderley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kong cracks Adderley with an open hand slap.
Kong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adderley can pounce on him.
Kong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adderley throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kong avoids it.
Adderley throws a shot from downtown. Kong moves away and avoids it.
Kong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adderley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adderley connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adderley has Kong up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong breaks the clinch.
Hakeem Adderley is winning the standup battle so far.
Adderley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kong under the eye.
Adderley avoids the head kick by Kong.
Kong scores with a hook to the body. Adderley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adderley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kong can do to turn this around?
Kong avoids the body shot from Adderley.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Kong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kong swings for the body but Adderley moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Adderley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Adderley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adderley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adderley.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adderley slips under a jab.
Kong slips a straight right by Adderley.
Kong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adderley lands a nice shot to the body.
Adderley misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Kong dodges the punch combination from Adderley.
Good work by Kong as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a hook. Kong ducked under it nicely.
Kong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adderley.
Adderley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Adderley does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley misses with an uppercut. Kong saw that one coming.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Adderley throws a leg kick
and Kong counters with a series of strikes. Adderley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kong moves out of range of the strikes.
Kong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kong scores with a nice right hand.
Kong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adderleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Kong misses.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adderley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adderley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kong walks into a left hand.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Adderley.
Kong moves out of range as Adderley strikes.
Adderley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kong scores with a nice strike.
Kong misses with the body kick
and Adderley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adderley throws out the jab.
Adderley misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Adderley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adderley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley wants to clinch.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adderley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adderley staying out of range there.
Adderley throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Adderley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kong.
Adderley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kong lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Adderley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adderley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A counter left hand to the body from Adderley misses its target.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong slips a jab from Adderley.
Adderley misses with a double jab.
Kong is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Adderley does it's job there.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Kong unleashes a big counter combination but Adderley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adderley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adderley lands a glancing blow to the side of Kong's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley scores with a nice head shot.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adderley throws a jab when Kong was well out of range.
Adderley wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Adderley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
As Kong backs away, Adderley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Adderley looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Kong looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Kong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adderley lands with a right hand.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Hong Kong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong lands a nice shot that snaps Adderley's head back.
Adderley lands with a hook. Kong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Adderley scores with the left hand. Kong knows he should have avoided that one.
Adderley tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Adderley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley misses with a right hand
and Kong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Adderley does no damage.
Adderley throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Adderley cracks Kong with a good jab.
Kong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adderley.
Adderley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kong walks into a jab.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Adderley slips a jab and a cross from Kong.
Hakeem Adderley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Kong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adderley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Adderley!
A relieved looking Hakeem Adderley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jane Malley (ranked 1037 p4p, 2601 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 150 p4p, 335 weight class). Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano . Stackhouse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by True Blood. Jason Stackhouse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jane Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Stackhouse !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse throws a right and a left that Malley avoids nicely.
Malley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stackhouse is looking to slow Malley down with leg kicks.
Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jason Stackhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stackhouse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stackhouse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Stackhouse moves out of range easily.
Stackhouse tries to score with a low kick but Malley moves his leg out of the way.
Malley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Stackhouse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malley cracks Stackhouse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malley is looking to slow Stackhouse down with leg kicks.
Malley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Stackhouse sizes up Malley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the body from Stackhouse misses
and Malley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stackhouse misses the jab.
Stackhouse connects with an inside leg kick.
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stackhouse tries a head kick but it misses.
Stackhouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stackhouse was well out of range. Poor timing from Malley.
Stackhouse is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Malley with a body shot.
Malley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stackhouse momentarily.
Stackhouse throws a right hand that misses
and Malley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stackhouse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malley with the inside leg kick.
Stackhouse misses with a shot to the body
letting Malley counter with a right hand.
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stackhouse misses with a leg kick
and Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Malley. That's going to slow Stackhouse down.
Malley connects with a leg kick.
Malley avoids a kick to the body.
Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
Malley scores with a head kick.
Stackhouse missing with a left hand there. Malley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stackhouse throws an off balance right hand
and Malley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Malley connects with an inside leg kick.
Malley scoring well with a low kick there.
Malley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malley lands a nice hook to Stackhouse 's body. Stackhouse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malley moves out of range as Stackhouse throws a body kick.
Stackhouse throws the left hand but Malley avoids the punch easily.
Stackhouse throws a head kick that misses
enabling Malley to counter with a crisp jab.
Malley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malley moves out of range as Stackhouse strikes.
Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stackhouse misses with a lunging right hand
and Malley counters with a nice leg kick.
Stackhouse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stackhouse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse throws a right hand that misses
and Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
Stackhouse throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
 Stackhouse is rocked!
Stackhouse 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stackhouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Malley finish him?
Malley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stackhouse seems to have recovered his senses.
Stackhouse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Malley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Malley connects with a looping right hand.
Stackhouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malley is looking to counter punch.
Stackhouse misses with a hook
and Stackhouse takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malley throws a head kick but Stackhouse moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Malley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stackhouse . Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stackhouse throws out the jab.
Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stackhouse looks to score with a jab to the body but Malley is just out of range.
Stackhouse is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Malley throws a leg kick that misses.
Malley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Stackhouse .
Stackhouse throws a head kick but Malley moves out of range.
Stackhouse lands a jab to Malley's midsection.
Malley slips under a jab.
Stackhouse tries to land a body kick
and Malley counters with a slapping leg kick.
A low kick from Stackhouse misses
and Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malley lands a slapping body shot.
Malley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Malley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stackhouse throws an off balance right hand
and Malley counters with an inside leg kick.
Stackhouse walks into a left hand.
Malley lands a big head kick that sends Stackhouse tumbling to the mat! Malley takes a step backwards and waves Stackhouse back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stackhouse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malley. Malley obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malley with a nice calf kick.
Stackhouse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stackhouse throws a leg kick that misses.
Malley circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Stackhouse drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Malley follows Stackhouse to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jane Malley!
Jane Malley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jason Stackhouse spoke after the fight, saying 'It's like if a tree falls in the woods, it's still a tree, ain't it?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatreya Mahrishi (ranked 1691 p4p, 2057 weight class) and Ousmane Cisse (ranked 267 p4p, 325 weight class). Mahrishi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is On the Precipe of Defeat. Ousmane Cisse acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Aatreya Mahrishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ousmane Cisse!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cisse lands a right hook to the body.
Cisse throws a looping overhand right but Mahrishi ducks down to avoid it.
Cisse lands with a right hand.
Mahrishi throws the left hand but Cisse avoids the punch easily.
Cisse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mahrishi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahrishi defending well as Cisse loads up on a big left hand.
Cisse looks to land a right hand but Mahrishi moved out of range.
Mahrishi's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahrishi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cisse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good standup being displayed there by Cisse as he connects with a hook.
Mahrishi feints a jab promting Cisse to slip. Mahrishi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cisse slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahrishi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cisse slips a jab from Mahrishi.
Cisse has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cisse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahrishi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahrishi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cisse counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mahrishi lands a nice hook to Cisse's body. Cisse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahrishi with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Cisse misses.
Cisse avoids the body shot from Mahrishi.
Cisse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahrishi throws a body punch but Cisse moves out of range.
Mahrishi misses with a looping left.
That kick from Mahrishi tenderised Cisse's leg. Cisse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cisse slips a straight right by Mahrishi.
Cisse looks to land a left hand but Mahrishi moved out of range nicely.
Mahrishi misses with a few strikes there.
Mahrishi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cisse manages to avoid it.
Mahrishi blocks a jab.
Cisse keeps the fight on the outside.
Mahrishi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahrishi throws a lazy right hand but Cisse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mahrishi clinches up against the cage.
Mahrishi pushes Cisse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cisse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cisse tries to break free but Mahrishi pushes him back against the cage.
Mahrishi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cisse wants to break free but Mahrishi has control.
Mahrishi lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cisse is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahrishi has double underhooks.
Cisse wants to break free but Mahrishi has control.
Cisse wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mahrishi has him pressed against the cage.
Cisse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cisse is trying to force a seperation but Mahrishi has the dominant position.
A short left from Mahrishi.
Cisse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mahrishi throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Cisse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cisse looks to land a left hand but Mahrishi moved out of range nicely.
Cisse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mahrishi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cisse scrambles back to his feet.
Mahrishi gets a clinch.
Cisse breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mahrishi.
Cisse defending well as Mahrishi loads up on a big left hand.
Mahrishi looks to land a left hand but Cisse moved out of range nicely.
Mahrishi has Cisse up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cisse backwards.
Cisse is trying to break the clinch but Mahrishi has him pressed against the cage.
Cisse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahrishi misses with the head strike.
Cisse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cisse breaks the clinch.
Mahrishi cracks Cisse with an open hand slap.
Cisse ducks under a wild hook from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi lands with a right hand.
Cisse ducks under a wild hook from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahrishi connects with a leg kick.
Mahrishi cracks Cisse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahrishi throws a jab when Cisse was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Cisse. That snapped Mahrishi's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mahrishi clobbers Cisse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahrishi ducks under a wild hook from Cisse.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahrishi misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahrishi throws an overhand right that lands on Cisse's shoulder, as Cisse tries to avoid the shot.
Cisse lands a glancing blow to the side of Mahrishi's head.
Mahrishi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahrishi stalks Cisse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cisse's face. Cisse staggers backwards, shaken.
Cisse swings for the body but Mahrishi moves out of range.
Mahrishi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mahrishi moves away from the strike by Cisse.
Cisse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahrishi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cisse, as that shot connected.
Cisse throws the left hand but Mahrishi avoids the punch easily.
Aatreya Mahrishi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cisse misses with an uppercut. Mahrishi saw that one coming.
Mahrishi doesn't manage to clinch there - Cisse circles away.
Mahrishi misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahrishi scores with the left hand. Cisse knows he should have avoided that one.
Mahrishi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahrishi slips under a jab from Cisse.
Mahrishi missing with a left hand there. Cisse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahrishi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aatreya Mahrishi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cisse drops his hands momentarily and Mahrishi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cisse looks to land a left hand but Mahrishi moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Mahrishi. That snapped Cisse's head back.
Cisse lands a jab to the head.
Cisse lands the left hand.
Cisse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahrishi.
Cisse cracks Mahrishi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cisse misses with a hook
and Mahrishi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cisse moves out of range of the strikes.
Cisse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahrishi.
Nice uppercut there from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cisse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahrishi moves into the clinch.
Cisse wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahrishi won't allow it.
Cisse is trying to force a seperation but Mahrishi has the dominant position.
Cisse is trying to break free.
Cisse blocking some punches.
Cisse wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahrishi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cisse wants to break free but Mahrishi has control.
Mahrishi tries to throw a body punch but Cisse avoids it by throwing Mahrishi back against the cage.
Mahrishi digs a right hand underneath Cisse's ribcage. Cisse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cisse breaks the clinch.
Mahrishi takes the fight into the clinch.
Cisse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Mahrishi.
Mahrishi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cisse can do to turn this around?
Mahrishi working aggressively here.
Cisse is trying to break free.
Cisse breaks the clinch.
Cisse throws out a loose jab but Mahrishi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cisse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahrishi's head backwards.
Cisse with a jab.
Cisse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mahrishi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cisse's head.
 It looks like Ousmane Cisse has been cut.
Mahrishi lands the left hand.
Cisse is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mahrishi closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cisse! Mahrishi dives in looking to finish! Cisse is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aatreya Mahrishi!
Aatreya Mahrishi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeryl Christ (ranked 2424 p4p, 569 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 145 p4p, 38 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeryl Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morrison avoids the head kick by Christ.
Morrison misses with a hook
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Richard Morrison has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Christ lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morrison doesn't seem phased though.
Morrison is rocked!
Christ throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
Morrison is trying to counter with his kicks.
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morrison.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
Christ misses with a looping left.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christ throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Christ.
Christ throws a quick counter head kick but Morrison was just out of range.
Christ scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morrison blocks a jab.
A head kick from Christ lands but Morrison takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with an uppercut
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Morrison lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
 It looks like Jeryl Christ has been cut.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChrist.
Christ throws a leg kick
and Morrison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christ lands a big head kick that sends Morrison tumbling to the mat! Christ takes a step backwards and waves Morrison back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christ takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christ takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morrison checks the leg kick.
Christ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Morrison takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrison misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison swinging wildly here.
Morrison throws the left hand but Christ avoids the punch easily.
Morrison lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeryl Christ dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Christ throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morrison's head.
Morrison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Morrison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jeryl Christ is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Christ gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeryl Christ!
An out of breath Jeryl Christ thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Kohler (ranked 1430 p4p, 2043 weight class) and Torkel Bystrom (ranked 173 p4p, 247 weight class). Torkel Bystrom will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andreas Kohler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Torkel Bystrom!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kohler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bystrom kicks Kohler off and gets to his feet.
Kohler lands a nice shot that snaps Bystrom's head back.
Bystrom takes a swing at Kohler's ribcage but misses.
Kohler drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bystrom sprawls and moves away.
Bystrom takes a swing at Kohler's ribcage but misses.
Kohler tests Bystrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bystrom doesn't manage to clinch there - Kohler circles away.
Bystrom looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kohler drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Bystrom's head, knocking him out cold! Kohler is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andreas Kohler!
Andreas Kohler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Torkel Bystrom was interviewed post fight and said 'Well back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 444 p4p, 1144 weight class) and Jack Sadler (ranked 69 p4p, 172 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
Arroyo lands a head kick. Sadler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Jack Sadler has been cut.
Sadler lands with an uppercut that bounces Arroyo off the cage and back into range.
Arroyo drops Sadler with a beautiful combination! Sadler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Arroyo is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadler misses with a looping left.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Sadler moves out of range.
Sadler ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Arroyo finds it's target.
Sadler misses with a straight right.
Arroyo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Sadler's shoulder, as Sadler tries to avoid the shot.
Arroyo sends Sadler crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Arroyo is motioning to the referee to let Sadler up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sadler is rocked!
Sadler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sadler is still on wobbly legs! Can Arroyo finish him?
Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sadler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Sadler leaves his chin hanging out and Arroyo seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Sadler crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Javier Arroyo!
An out of breath Javier Arroyo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Middle Finger (ranked 774 p4p, 725 weight class) and Irong Kasamsun (ranked 114 p4p, 111 weight class). Finger's entrance music is Side to Side. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Middle Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finger misses with a wild body shot.
Finger throws a nice looking combination but Kasamsun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasamsun fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasamsun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finger.
Finger throws a series of strikes that have Kasamsun backpedaling.
It looks like Irong Kasamsun has been cut.
Finger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Finger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
Kasamsun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finger misses with a hook. Kasamsun ducked under it nicely.
Finger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kasamsun feints and as Finger raises his hands in defense, Kasamsun changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasamsun throws a big right hand that misses.
Kasamsun landing with the ground and pound.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Finger blocks nicely.
Kasamsun throwing strikes but missing.
Kasamsun is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kasamsun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Finger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Finger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kasamsun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Kasamsun moves away from the strike by Finger.
Kasamsun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasamsun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finger.
A little feinted left hand from Finger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kasamsun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasamsun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasamsun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finger misses with a low kick.
Finger lands with a shot to the body.
Finger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kasamsun clobbers Finger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries to keep at a distance but Kasamsun has taken the fight into the clinch.
Finger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasamsun backwards.
Kasamsun pushes Finger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Finger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasamsun takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
Kasamsun doesn't manage to clinch there - Finger circles away.
Kasamsun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Finger tries to clinch but Kasamsun is having none of it.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but Kasamsun slips the punch.
Kasamsun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.
Kasamsun misses with a body shot.
Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Finger.
Finger lands a lovely overhand right.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasamsun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kasamsun landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun stands up over Finger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kasamsun seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kasamsun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Finger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kasamsun not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kasamsun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Finger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Middle Finger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Finger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun scores with a three punch combo!
Finger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Good standup being displayed there by Kasamsun as he connects with a hook.
Finger throws the left hand but Kasamsun avoids the punch easily.
Kasamsun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kasamsun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Finger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kasamsun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Finger throws an overhand right that lands on Kasamsun's shoulder, as Kasamsun tries to avoid the shot.
Finger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasamsun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasamsun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kasamsun.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Kasamsun coming out on top.
Kasamsun throws a shot from downtown. Finger moves away and avoids it.
Finger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasamsun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Finger stuns Kasamsun with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finger throws a jab when Kasamsun was well out of range.
Middle Finger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun misses with a right hand
and Finger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Finger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasamsun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finger.
Kasamsun shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kasamsun trying to control from half guard but Finger is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finger tries to get to full guard but Kasamsun has control of the leg.
Kasamsun not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Finger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kasamsun is controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kasamsun throws a predictable looking body shot
and Finger counters with a three punch combo that has Kasamsun backing up. Kasamsun nods at Finger to acknowledge the strikes.
Finger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasamsun connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kasamsun.
Finger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kasamsun at a distance.
Finger defending well as Kasamsun loads up on a big left hand.
Finger misses with an uppercut.
Finger misses with a looping right.
Kasamsun is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Finger rather than just go for the knockout.
Kasamsun ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Kasamsun jabs Finger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kasamsun checks a low kick from Finger.
Kasamsun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasamsun tries to clinch there but Finger circles away.
Finger jabs Kasamsun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kasamsun misses with a takedown attempt
and Finger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kasamsun cracks a nice hook into Finger's ribs.
Finger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kasamsun swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target.
A nice side step and Kasamsun releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Irong Kasamsun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun misses the jab.
Kasamsun moves out of range as Finger strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasamsun moves out of range of the body kick from Finger.
Kasamsun slips under a jab from Finger.
Kasamsun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasamsun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Finger on the side of the head.
Finger works Kasamsun's body with a nice hook.
Kasamsun fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Finger sprawls well initially but Kasamsun persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Finger trying to control from the bottom.
Kasamsun is taking a breather. Finger says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Irong Kasamsun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Irong Kasamsun's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Kasamsun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Finger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kasamsun breaks the clinch.
Kasamsun lands with a nice body punch.
Kasamsun throws a shot to the body.
Kasamsun fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Finger to the ground. Kasamsun is now in Finger's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kasamsun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kasamsun wants to control from the top but Finger keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasamsun stays in close to Finger's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Finger managing to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kasamsun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Middle Finger is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasamsun swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Finger to counter with a crisp jab.
Finger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun clobbers Finger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick lands from Finger.
Finger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the head.
Kasamsun is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kasamsun is leaning against Finger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kasamsun throws a head punch that misses.
Kasamsun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Finger tries a body shot but Kasamsun blocks it.
Kasamsun is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Finger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Middle Finger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Irong Kasamsun.
Kasamsun trying to stall but Finger improves his position.
Finger blocks an uppercut.
Finger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Finger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Finger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finger scores with a hook to the body. Kasamsun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasamsun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Finger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Finger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasamsun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.
Finger lands a nice shot that snaps Kasamsun's head back.
Kasamsun dips to his left and cracks Finger with an uppercut!
Finger misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Finger.
A big right from Finger misses.
Despite the aggression on Kasamsun's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasamsun. Finger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasamsun misses with a straight left.
Kasamsun misses with the combination.
Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Finger misses the target.
Kasamsun is looking to clinch but Finger is avoiding it.
A big right from Finger misses.
Finger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kasamsun takes a swing at Finger's ribcage but misses.
Kasamsun missing with a left hand there. Finger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasamsun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finger.
Kasamsun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finger moves away.
Finger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasamsun.
Finger throwing a counter right hand but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
Finger throws a hook but Kasamsun blocks it.
Finger misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Finger as Kasamsun shoots in.
Finger doesn't manage to clinch there - Kasamsun circles away.
Kasamsun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finger throws a jab when Kasamsun was well out of range.
Finger moves away from the strike by Kasamsun.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Irong Kasamsun.
I think Kasamsun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irong Kasamsun!
Irong Kasamsun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Middle Finger spoke after the fight, saying 'I blame my Sponsors for this loss, fuck em!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 179 p4p, 318 weight class) and Mikey Marciano (ranked 26 p4p, 39 weight class). Santo Amaro comes into the arena with From Lima blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Junqueiro Santo Amaro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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10 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Marciano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A leg kick checked by Marciano.
Marciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santo Amaro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano throws a low kick but Santo Amaro moves out of range easily.
Marciano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marciano checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Marciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Marciano misses.
Santo Amaro drives through and clinches with Marciano against the cage.
Santo Amaro misses with a punch to the body.
Santo Amaro blocks a body shot from Marciano.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Santo Amaro tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marciano misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano.
Santo Amaro misses with a body punch.
Marciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santo Amaro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santo Amaro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santo Amaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santo Amaro is working Marciano over against the cage.
Marciano misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marciano.
Marciano gets through Santo Amaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro blocking some punches.
Marciano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
Santo Amaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santo Amaro misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Marciano.
Still in the clinch, Marciano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Marciano lands a body shot.
Santo Amaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro takes a shot to the head.
Santo Amaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marciano has him pressed against the cage.
Marciano can't find room to land a body shot as Santo Amaro controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano prevents a body shot from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santo Amaro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Marciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch up but Marciano circles away and keeps his distance.
Marciano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro catches Marciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santo Amaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marciano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santo Amaro seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Marciano can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santo Amaro backwards.
Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santo Amaro blocks an uppercut.
Santo Amaro prevents a body shot from Marciano.
Santo Amaro tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
Marciano cracks Santo Amaro with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santo Amaro's elbow.
Santo Amaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
Santo Amaro is trying to force a seperation but Marciano has the dominant position.
Santo Amaro breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Santo Amaro misses.
Marciano lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santo Amaro.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santo Amaro.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Santo Amaro moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Santo Amaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Marciano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santo Amaro moves to clinch but Marciano breaks away
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Santo Amaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body. Santo Amaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marciano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Santo Amaro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro throws the left hand but Marciano avoids the punch easily.
Marciano throws out a counter right but Santo Amaro avoids it with no problem.
Santo Amaro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santo Amaro dodges the punch combination from Marciano.
Marciano takes a swing at Santo Amaro's ribcage but misses.
Santo Amaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Marciano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Santo Amaro tries to clinch there but Marciano circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Marciano! But no joy.
Santo Amaro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Santo Amaro throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
Marciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Santo Amaro. Beautiful body shot.
Santo Amaro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santo Amaro lands the left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Marciano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marciano defending well as Santo Amaro loads up on a big left hand.
Marciano staying out of range there.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santo Amaro lands a jab.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Marciano on the inside.
Santo Amaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santo Amaro defending well as Marciano loads up on a big left hand.
Santo Amaro is looking to counter punch.
Santo Amaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santo Amaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marciano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santo Amaro. Santo Amaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Santo Amaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santo Amaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A solid leg kick lands there for Santo Amaro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Marciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marciano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marciano keeps the fight on the outside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Amaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marciano.
Santo Amaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Junqueiro Santo Amaro has been cut.
Santo Amaro misses with a body kick.
Marciano walks into a straight right hand from Santo Amaro.
Marciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santo Amaro scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junqueiro Santo Amaro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
It looks like Santo Amaro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Marciano connects with a body shot.
Santo Amaro scores with a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marciano. That did some damage!
Santo Amaro lands a leg kick that knocks Marciano off balance momentarily.
Santo Amaro wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro throws a leg kick but Marciano checks it.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro is winning the standup battle so far.
Santo Amaro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marciano.
Marciano jabs Santo Amaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marciano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santo Amaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marciano. Marciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santo Amaro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro throws a wild body kick that Marciano sees coming a mile off.
Marciano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santo Amaro, as that shot connected.
Santo Amaro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jab by Santo Amaro.
Marciano lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Marciano misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santo Amaro throws a right hand that misses
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santo Amaro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Santo Amaro thows a leg kick but Marciano checks it
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Santo Amaro is predictable there
and Marciano counters with an inside leg kick.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with a crisp right hand that drops Santo Amaro! Marciano lets Santo Amaro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Santo Amaro is rocked!
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Oh Santo Amaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santo Amaro throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikey Marciano!
A relieved looking Mikey Marciano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alborz Mumu (ranked 145 p4p, 313 weight class) and Malcolm Rivera (ranked 22 p4p, 49 weight class). Rivera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BAD COMPANY. Malcolm Rivera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alborz Mumu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alborz Mumu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rivera misses.
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
letting Mumu counter with a right hand.
Mumu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mumu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mumu misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rivera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mumu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mumu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Mumu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mumu misses the shot to the body.
Rivera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu lands a jab.
Alborz Mumu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mumus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rivera misses with a straight right.
Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Mumu.
Mumu breaks from the clinch.
Rivera digs a good hook to Mumu's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mumu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mumu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
Mumu is breathing heavily.
Rivera Throws a clean left jab. Rivera Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Mumu's chin! Mumu crumbles to the ground and Rivera follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Rivera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Malcolm Rivera!
Malcolm Rivera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinnosuke Nakagawa (ranked 29 p4p, 99 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 5 p4p, 13 weight class). Nakagawa comes into the arena with Koto - CloZee blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakagawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giovanni swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakagawa.
Nakagawa works Giovanni's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakagawa misses the target.
Nakagawa fails with the takedown.
Giovanni counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakagawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giovanni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giovanni doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Giovanni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakagawa lands with a hook. Giovanni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nakagawa tries to clinch but Giovanni moves out of range.
Giovanni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nakagawa with a body shot.
Sonny Giovanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giovanni misses with a body kick.
Nakagawa tries to counter with a takedown but Giovanni is quick to defend against it.
Nakagawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Giovanni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Giovanni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been hearing reports that Nakagawa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Giovanni. That snapped Nakagawa's head back.
Giovanni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nakagawa drops down looking for a counter takedown but Giovanni sprawls and moves away.
Nakagawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giovanni moves away.
Nakagawa looking to score a takedown here. Giovanni is defending well but Nakagawa drives through and ends up in Giovanni's guard.
Giovanni has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nakagawa is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakagawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakagawa is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Giovanni can't fight it off and eventually Nakagawa manages to take the fight to the floor. Giovanni looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giovanni wants to stand but Nakagawa is controlling the position.
Giovanni wants to get back to his feet but Nakagawa passes into half guard.
Nakagawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakagawa wants to free his trapped foot but Giovanni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Giovanni is in trouble now - Nakagawa has advanced to mount!
Giovanni is not a happy chappy he wants out of there.
Nakagawa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Giovanni is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakagawa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Giovanni's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nakagawa controlling his opponent.
Nakagawa with a couple of short strikes.
Nakagawa is working for a guillotine from mount but Giovanni frees his head quite easily.
Giovanni is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Giovanni tries to buck Nakagawa off so he can stand up but Nakagawa has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Giovanni falls backwards, slamming Nakagawa to the mat but Nakagawa holds on tight! Giovanni is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinnosuke Nakagawa!
Shinnosuke Nakagawa retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Shinnosuke Nakagawa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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